SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 21073, 9 April 1932, Page 22

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mr and Mrs James Grant, Gray’s Hill Station, Mackenzie Country, are visitors to Dunedin and are guests at tho Grand Hotel. Mrs G. C. Cruickshank, wife of the newly-appointed vicar of St, Paul’s Cathedral, arrived in Dunedin on Wednesday evening, and is staying at the City Hotel for a few, days. Miss E. M. Black, Wellington, is at present visiting Dunedin, and is the guest of Mrs John Leech, “ Orontes,” High street. Mrs H. A. C. Fitz Gerald, St. Albans, Christchurch, is the guest of her parents, Mr and Mrs 11 Walls, while in Dunedin for the Wilkinson-Jacobsen wedding and the Young-Smith wedding. Mrs Jonathan Rhodes left for Wellington by Thursday’s train. Mrs G. Belworthy (Wellington), who has been on a short visit to Dunedin, left yesterday for Lako_ AVanaka, and will return to Dunedin in about a week’s time. ,

Mrs and Mrs A. W. Duff left on Thursday for their new home in Wellington.

Mr Justice Kennedy and Mrs Kennedy will arrive in Dunedin this evening, and will take up residence in Mr H. L. Tapley’s house, 75 London street.-

Mrs 1!. Coleman and Miss Ruby Coleman will leave Auckland shortly on a visit to England.

Lady Fenwick and Miss Fenwick returned on Thursday from Christchurch.

Mrs J. C. Culling, of Hillgrove, who has been the guest of Mrs John Hamer, returned to her home on Friday.

Mr and Mrs J. AV. Booker, “ Chatswood,” Highcliff road, have returned from a fortnight’s holiday at The Hermitage.

Miss Mary Pratt is the guest of Mrs J. S. Barnett, Brown’s road, St. Albans, during the season of tho Christchurch Harmonic Society’s concerts.

Miss D. Warren and Miss M’Cubbin, Queenstown, aro visiting Dunedin, and are guests at the Grand Hotel.

Mrs R. Jack and Mrs R. J. T. Bell wore joint hostesses at a very enjoyable afternoon tea party on Friday in the Otago AVomen’s Club, guests being asked specially to meet Miss M'Cubbin and Miss D. AVarren, who are visitors from Queenstown. Miss Dora AVest, 0.8. E., will commence her series of lectures on Monday evening next at the Y.M.C.A. Hall, Moray place, the title for that evening being ‘Behind the Scenes in Downing Street.’ Miss AVest is also conducting a series of talks to pupils in the gilds’- secondary schools in the city.

The opening dance of All Saints’ Young People’s Club was held on Saturday last, in the Parish Hall, with an attendance of some fifty couples. An innovation for this dance season is the club’s “ Venetian Orchestra ” of nine members, under tho conductorship of Signor T. Cureri, which was an immense success. Mr C. Berry carried out the duties of M.C. in a very efficient and delightful manner. Mrs L. Powell and her committee aro also to ho congratulated on the splendid supper arrangements, while Mr M. A. Warman, president of the club, and Ibe committee aro to be thanked for the success of the evening and beauty of the ball decorations. Dances will bo held fortnightly.

Mrs Surrey Dane, of England, arrived from Sydney by the Maunganui on a visit to her son, who lives in AVellington. She is a member of the Society of AA r omeu Journalists, and is keenly interested in the Sqroptimists’ Club organisation, a feminine equivalent of the Rotary Club, which is strongly established in Great Britain, _ Europe, and America, The organisation is of international character, and Mrs Dane hopes that it may extend its activities to New Zealand.

On Friday afternoon Lady Ferguson and members of tho Otago AVomen’s Club were “ at home ” in honour of Miss Dora AVest, of London. Afternoon tea was served in the lounge, which, was most attractively arranged with bowls of berries and autumn foliage, following which Miss AVest_ gave a brief talk on some of her experiences as a candidate for _ parliamentary honours in London. Miss AVest has a bright, racy style, and her address proved most interesting. She told stories of some of the best known of tho women members in tho English Parliament, mentioning especially Lady Astor, Miss Margaret Bondfield, and Miss Dorothy Jewson, and drawing interesting word pictures of these pioneer women members. The way of the woman aspirant for a scat in Parliament is not a primrose path, she said, and should only be taken by one who is wholeheartedly out to do something for tho betterment of humanity. She must literally talk her way into Parliament, and must bo tho possessor of a tough skin and a sense of humour, otherwise sho would not survive tho ordeal.,

Mrs G. C. Cruickshank, prior to leaving Auckland, was the guest of honour at many farewell parties. Mrs A. Devore, St, Stephen’s avenue, entertained her on behalf of the committee of the Society for tho Protection c! AVomen. and Children. A warm tribute to tho work of Mrs Cruickshank as a member of the society was paid by Mr A. J. Stratford and the Rev. P, S. Smallfield, and great regret was expressed by both speakers as well as (;y individual members at losing her. “ AVhat was the society’s loss,” said one of the speakers, “ was very distinctly tho gain of Dunedin.” On behalf of the gathering Mrs Cruickshank was presented by Mrs Devore with pieces of crystal and china, accompanied by tho heartiest of good wishes for her future welfare.

Mrs L. Cleghorn presided over a largo attendance of members and friends of the Port Chalmers League of Mothers on Tuesday evening, when an appropriate address on ‘ The Sanctity of Marriage ' was given by the Lev. George Miller. On behalf of the members, Mrs M. Mirams moved a hearty volo of thanks to tbo speaker. Misses' Parry and Pollard’s ducts were very much enjoyed by all present. After the Lonediction was pronounced supper was served, thus concluding a very enjoyable evening.

Mrs Dolling, of Adelaide, metropolitan president of the Country Women’s Association of Australia, will speak on ‘The Work of the C.W.A. in South Australia ’ at the meeting of the Dunedin branch of the Women’s Division of the New Zealand Farmers’ Uiiion, on Tuesday afternoon next, in the i!eturned Soldiers’ Association social hall at 2.30 o’clock. Members of other branches aro invited to be present.

The Society of Women Musicians held its monthly meeting on Wednesday evening. Miss Emilie Logie (president) said they were looking forward to having a very interesting ‘ Travel Talk ’ by two of their members—Miss Mary Martin and Miss Jessie Jones, who had recently been to England and who would each give her experiences from a different viewpoint. Miss Mary Martin took London as her subject, dealing with its vastness, its old historical buildings, monuments, and squares, which impressed one very much with their grandness. She spoko of the fascination of London, the centre of art, music,_ fashion, and life, and described a visit to the Covent Garden Opera House and also a visit to the Wallace Collection of Pictures. Miss Jessie Jones gave a vivid description of a trip to the Continent, taking her listeners with her as she crossed by air from Croydon to Paris. From there she took them to Avignon and the South of Franco, describing the Battle of Flowers in Nice and the lovely gardens of jasmine and scent-giving Hewers. Italy was next visited-* Genoa, Pisa, Home, Venice, and Amalfi. She spoke of the intense cultivation of the land and the wonderful buildings and scenery. She described meeting in Naples a very interesting personality, Miss Eva Turner, an English singer in the Italian opera. Miss Jones also touched on her visits to Switzerland and Holland. During the evening a piano solo was given by Miss Marjorie M'Dowell, ‘Nocturne in C Minor,’ by Chopin, and two violin solos, 'Andante Cantabile ’ (Tchaikowsky), and ‘ Auccasin and Nicolctto ’ (Kreisler), by Miss Nancy Hamer, all being greatly enjoyed by those present. After Miss Yorston had spoken of the very enjoyable evening they bad had Miss Logie heartily thanked both the speakers and performers for all they had contributed towards making it such a successful one.

A good number of members attended the monthly meeting of the Dunedin Central branch of the W.C.T.U. on Tuesday afternoon. Devotional services conducted by Mrs Hiett and Miss Powell were most inspiring. Mrs Clark reported having organised a concert for Ross Home. It was decided to invite mothers of the cradle roll members to the next meeting. A welcome was extended to. several visiting members, and one new member was initiated. A most interesting and comprehensive report of the convention held at Wanganui was given by the delegate, Miss M'Andrew. The Justices of the Peace Conference was held at the same time in Wanganui, and visits were exchanged between the two conferences. A very cordial welcome was accorded to the delegates by the citizens of Wanganui, Mrs Taylor gave a most inspiring address, drawing attention to the £8,000,000 spent every year on alcohol. The same sum spent on other things, she said, would do much to solve the problem of unemployment. Mrs Taylor said the spirit of temperance was not dead, as some would have them think, but very much alive, and there was great hope that the teaching of temperance principles, showing the effect of alcohol on the human body, would bo productive of much good to the young. A most impressive communion service was held on the first day of convention, the spirit of which went right through the following days. The union has 227 branches, with a membership of 6,951, the Dunedin branch having the largest number of members and the biggest increase for the year. The cradle roll membership is 8J99. During the year eighty-six children studied and sat for an examination on the effect of alcohol on the human body. Mrs Lowe, of Timaru, read a very fine paper on ‘ Peace and Arbitration.’ Among the many resolutions carried were: ‘ The necessity for eliminating alcohol from i -blio dances,” “ the necessity for prohibiting alcohol to motorists when _ driving/’ “ the urgency for the appointment of women police.” A vote of thanks was passed to Miss M'Andrew for her report, which gave a clear idea of the spirit, as well as the work, of conference.